Zheng made his professional musical theater debut in 2013 as Kessar in
Nasreddin. His notable musical roles include the Chinese adaptations of Jekyll/Hyde in
Jekyll & Hyde, Quixote/Cervantes in
Man of La Mancha, Stacee in
Rock of Ages, and Michael in
Murder Ballad. In August 2018, he won the Chinese Musical Academy Award for Best Male Actor. In November the same year, he participated in the singing competition reality show
Super-Vocal and became well-known as one of the six final winners. He also appeared in the singing contest show
Singer 2019 as a member of the Super-Vocal finalist group. In March 2019, Zheng was selected by
Disney to sing the
Mandarin version of the theme song "
Baby Mine" for the fantasy adventure film
Dumbo. In August, Zheng acted in a stage play,
The Poetic Age, for the first time, and was awarded the Best New Talent in Lead Roles of the 30th Shanghai
Magnolia Stage Awards. And since 2019, he has performed various leading roles in stage plays, including Emperor Guangxu in
Deling and Cixi (2019 co-production of Tianjin People's Art Theatre and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre), Eben Cabot in
Desire Under the Elms (2021 production of Beijing People's Art Theatre), and Frankenstein/Creature in
Frankenstein (Chinese adaptation of 2011 British National Theatre production)
. Zheng made his screen debut in 2020, playing the painter Gong Yushan in
The Chanting Willows. The movie entered Main Competition Sector of the 24th
Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award. For his portrayal, Zheng won the Best New Actor in the 2021 17th
Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Awards. Starting in September 2022, he was cast in the
Shanghai Grand Theater's Chinese production of the critically acclaimed stage play
Frankenstein. ==Voice and artistry==